v. & n.
--v.tr. (edited, editing)
1. a assemble, prepare, or modify (written material, esp. the work of another or others) for publication. b prepare an edition of (an author's work).
2 be in overall charge of the content and arrangement of (a newspaper, journal, etc.).
3 take extracts from and collate (films, tape-recordings, etc.) to form a unified sequence.
4 a prepare (data) for processing by a computer. b alter (a text entered in a word processor etc.).
5 a reword to correct, or to alter the emphasis. b (foll. by out) remove (part) from a text etc.
--n.
1. a a piece of editing. b an edited item.
2 a facility for editing.
Etymology: F {eacute}diter (as EDITION): partly a back-form. f. EDITOR